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    Romeo and Juliet

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    unfolds‚ especially in the heroine‚ Juliet. Even more so than the play on paper‚ the play on film has an extremely short time period to effectively develop characters and properly present events as they occur. Two film versions of the play‚ BBC and Franco Zefferelli‚ use differing ways to present the play‚ one in a theatrical small scale manner and one on a movie production scale‚ respectfully. Both versions show a Juliet who grows and changes but Zefferelli shows the change much more naturally and

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    Commentary Response Discuss how the themes of ‘broken relationships’ and ‘tragedy’ are explored in Disabled and Veronica The themes of broken relationships and tragedy can be linked very closely together through the use of symbolism and language. Both themes are thoroughly explored through the poem‚ Disabled by Wilfred Owen‚ and the short story: Veronica‚ by Adewale Maja-Pearce. The structures of both poem and short story use language and symbolism differently to show the themes of broken

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    Spanish Civil War

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    communist movement divided among followers of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his archrival‚ Leon Trotsky. In 1934 there was widespread labour conflict and a bloody uprising by miners in Asturias that was suppressed by troops led by General Francisco Franco. A succession of governmental crises culminated in the elections of February 16‚ 1936‚ which brought to power a Popular Front government supported by most of the parties of the left and opposed by the parties of the right and what remained of the

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    In his 1968 interpretation of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli seems determined to defy every possible public conception of the elements of a Shakespeare movie; essentially‚ it seems to be Shakespeare distilled for public consumption. This is not to imply that Zeffirelli is not authentic in his interpretation of the text and drama; rather‚ he is‚ in the truest sense‚ staging an adaptation of the ancient tragedy to the modern medium of film. Far from altering or rejecting the Elizabethan conventions

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    ‘fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up. I’ve seen it. It’s fascinating.’” In this scene‚ Tobias brings about the importance of how fear means so much more than darkness and depression. He’s allowing you to see fear as courage and enlightenment. Veronica Roth’s novel‚ Divergent‚ reveals that fear inspires you to desire to be more than you thought you could be as shown through the symbolism

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    Life Cycle Hypothesis

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    The Life Cycle Hypothesis Formulated by Franco Modigliani of MIT. 1. The theory basically says that individuals plan their consumption and savings behaviour over the long term with a view of allocating incomes in the best possible way over their entire lifetimes. 2. This implies different marginal propensities to consume out of permanent income‚ transitory income (temporary) and wealth. 3. The basic idea is that individuals will spend the different incomes differently with a view

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    review example

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    recognisable lines ever uttered on a stage — ‘O Romeo‚ Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?’. The play is a masterpiece and any director who wishes to bring it to the silver screen certainly benefits from the strength of the existing material. So why is it that Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 screen version of Romeo and Juliet doesn’t quite hit the mark? A film interpretation of this work of genius should have the audience gasping in shock‚ balancing precariously on the edge of their seats‚ laughing and crying (sometimes

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    Guernica, Picasso 1937

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    and whites and was painted in 1937. Picasso started the painting when he heard that the Germans had just bombed the quiet and traditional Basque town of Guernica on 26 April 1937 in support of the Spanish Nationalist forces of the Fascist General Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The broken sword near the bottom of the painting symbolizes the defeat of the people at the hand of their tormentors. The shape and posture of the bodies express protest‚ Picasso uses black‚ white‚ and grey paint to set

    Free Painting Oil painting Bombing of Guernica

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    Stanley Ruvinov English 271 Symbolic Analysis 2/16/13 Existence‚ Demise and Reawakening Destruction‚ chaos‚ violence and death along with numerous other tragedies are the results from War. The film Pan’s Labyrinth‚ by writer/director Guillermo Del Toro‚ depicts a story of hero’s quest in a time of disarray. The film is based in 1944‚ about a princess’ journey to return home. She came from an underworld‚ escaping to the real world because of her foolish curiosity. Similar to the myth

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    Topic sentence: During the events of the book‚ Divergent by Veronica Roth‚ Beatrice “Tris” Prior longs to find a unique identity for herself. Beatrice’s personality traits and factors assist her in achieving her goal. First of all‚ she displays immense amount of bravery in the book. Moreover‚ Tris is a Divergent‚ which is a person who has special abilities due to the fact that they have multiple personality traits. Her bravery along with her Divergence allows her to truly discover who she really

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